My penultimate day in London; sky grey, wind bitter, prices high and queues at the British Museum, prohibitively long.
I left east London around 9.00 am and took the Tube straight to Holborn and from there, walked the ten minutes up to the Museum, pausing only to take these snaps:
Looking south, towards Holborn Station.An iconic British phone box.Bloombury Ballroom, an art deco building from the 1920sAlways … people wait in the cold for a bus … and then two come at once.Great camera-themed cafe. Naturally, it was closed.Last time I was here, the museum was free; now they charge £1. The British Museum. Usually open at 10.00 am but today delayed due to filming. However, on a Sunday, the queues were so long, I decided to go for coffee and then lunch instead. The choice …
Japanese … ?
Mexican … ?
Chinese … ?
One of my favourite Korean restaurants. I ordered seafood bibimbap with flying fish eggs.
And a final walk around central London. Above what used to be a great cinema bookshop near The Museum …
It ends for me where it began for Dickens; his first success, the ‘Sketches by Boz’. The following day, I had some final business to take care of, and then try to rest. Tuesday was the big flight back to Asia … but that is another blog.
London-born English teacher, now living and working in Sai Gon / HCM City, Viet Nam.
I want to use this site to post lesson notes, extra work, helpful links as well as general notes about my time in SE Asia and Viet Nam. I also want to give real classroom experiences and how to deal with real classes of noisy, unmotivated and resistant students.
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Generally, I tend to use the tube more so than buses as well – and I go out of my way try and avoid being on any type of public transport around the rush hour lol – it’s just too much!! 🤪
Two buses at once..lol – sometimes three 😆
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No, I’ve NEVER seen three haha
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I ‘have’ seen three on odd occasions in London, especially during rush hour – then everyone tries to charge toward the emptiest one – crazy!!
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Oh, I’m strictly a Tube traveller and I DON’T miss the Central Line at rush hour 🙂
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Generally, I tend to use the tube more so than buses as well – and I go out of my way try and avoid being on any type of public transport around the rush hour lol – it’s just too much!! 🤪
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